H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for lawyers
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 23-1011 (Lawyers), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for lawyers?
821 employers had 2,181 certified H-1B LCAs for lawyers in the window. The most active were Latham & Watkins LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $225,000 a year. New York had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 2,181 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 821 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $225,000 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $163,600 – $274,400 |
| Most common worksite state | New York |
Top H-1B sponsors for lawyers
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP | 76 |
| 2 | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | 70 |
| 3 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | 62 |
| 4 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 51 |
| 5 | White & Case LLP | 50 |
| 6 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 45 |
| 7 | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | 45 |
| 8 | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | 38 |
| 9 | Sidley Austin (US) LLP | 32 |
| 10 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 30 |
| 11 | Covington & Burling LLP | 28 |
| 12 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | 28 |
| 13 | Mayer Brown LLP | 25 |
| 14 | Cooley LLP | 24 |
| 15 | Goodwin Procter LLP | 24 |
| 16 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 21 |
| 17 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 21 |
| 18 | Clifford Chance US LLP | 20 |
| 19 | Milbank LLP | 20 |
| 20 | Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | 19 |
| 21 | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | 18 |
| 22 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC | 18 |
| 23 | Amazon.com Services LLC | 17 |
| 24 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | 17 |
| 25 | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | 16 |
| 26 | Linklaters LLP | 16 |
| 27 | Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP | 15 |
| 28 | Dechert LLP | 14 |
| 29 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 14 |
| 30 | Proskauer Rose LLP | 13 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$155,000
- Level II (qualified)$225,000
- Level III (experienced)$260,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$390,000
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Associate568
- Associate Attorney449
- Attorney208
- Law Clerk160
- Law Clerk/Associate39
- Lawyer34
- Senior Associate34
- Partner34
- Legal Counsel30
- Counsel26
- Legal Consultant24
- Corporate Associate21
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for lawyers?
- In this window: Latham & Watkins LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and White & Case LLP. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B lawyers get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $225,000 a year, with the middle half between $163,600 – $274,400. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 23-1011?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Lawyers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
- Biochemists and Biophysicists2,352 certified LCAs
- Architectural and Engineering Managers2,333 certified LCAs
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists2,302 certified LCAs
- Computer Network Architects2,173 certified LCAs
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education2,125 certified LCAs
- Physical Therapists1,969 certified LCAs
- H-1B sponsors
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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